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CVE-2026-126351: Addressable · Denial of service in URI path normalization

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-126351· Medium 5.9

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium : upgrade to 2.9.1 when convenient.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 3.15.9
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.9.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade addressable to 2.9.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
RubyGemsaddressableAffected
  • <2.9.1
Fixed in
  • 2.9.1

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to Addressable version 2.9.1 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. As a workaround, limit the length of URIs from untrusted sources before calling normalization or comparison functions. Additionally, reject paths containing many nested dot segments prior to normalization to reduce risk.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Addressable Ruby gem's URI path normalization function. The function Addressable::URI.normalize_path has quadratic time complexity relative to the number of nested dot segments in a URI path, causing excessive CPU consumption when normalizing, comparing, or joining crafted URIs. This affects all Addressable versions prior to 2.9.1 and impacts all Ruby implementations including MRI Ruby 3.2 and later. The issue is fixed in version 2.9.1.

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